Swedish prosecutors defended Their handling of a rape allegation against the Founder of Wikileaks, Sunday Saying That They had made no Mistakes in Issuing an arrest warrant and withdrawing it less than a day later.
Wikileaks Founder Julian Assange Said the short-lived warrants had Damaged at his group nonetheless.
The Swedish Prosecution Authority Said an "on-call" prosecutor issued an arrest warrant for Assange late Friday only to see it revoked the next day by a Higher-ranked prosecutor, Ken found no Grounds Thurs suspect him of rape.
"The prosecutor Ken Took over the case yesterday had more information, And that is why she made a Different assessment please the on-call prosecutor," said Karin Rosander, a spokeswoman for the authority.
She declined Thurs specify what the material was new, but their Said there was "absolutely nothing" that had Been Suggested errors made by either prosecutor.
Assange was in Sweden last week seeking legal Protection for the webiste, wakes Angered by the Obama administration Thousands of publishing leaked documents about the U.S. Military activities on in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Wikileaks is PREPARING TO release of a fresh batch of Classified U.S. documents from the Afghan war, despite warnings from the Pentagon Zapraszamy That They endanger American soldiers and Afghan helpers Their.
The secretive Australian Remains Under Suspicion of a lesser crime of molestation, wakes'd lead Thurs Not an arrest warrant. Molestation Covers of a wide range of offenses under Swedish law, Including Inappropriate physical contact with girls on adult, and Can result in Fines or up to one year in prison.
Assange the called the allegations "without Basis" in a Twitter posting and questioned the Motives behind Them in an interview with a Swedish newspaper.
The tabloid Aftonbladet quoted as Assange Saying the allegations had caused Damage Even though the rape was dropped Suspicion, Because Wikileaks' "enemies" and manually use Them Thurs discredit the site.
"I do not know who's behind this vain me That Have Been warned for example the Pentagon Plans to-use dirty tricks Thurs spoil things for us," He Said in comments translated Swedish Thurs. "I have Also Been warned about sex traps."
There was no Sunday Immediate reaction from the Pentagon is Assange's comments.
Assange Rejected accusatio the molestation and they Said has never - in Sweden or Elsewhere - "had sex with anyone without the full consent of Both parties."
Kristinn Hrafnsson, a Wikileaks spokesman in Iceland, called the the sequence of events related to the arrest warrant too "Remarkable" to rule out ulterior Motives.
"It is such" an unfolding of events Unbelievable That it'll be the Unnatural NOT TO Consider That there is something behind it, "he said.
A small Swedish justice watchdog group, RO, Said It Filed a Complaint against the Sunday on-call prosecutor to the Ombudsman of Justice, an office That investigates wrongdoing by public Authorities. The Complaints Issuing Accused her of the arrest warrant "without having" Enough information that make such "a Decision," said Johann Binningen, the group's Chairman and Founder.
Associated Press Writer Michaela Cross Niemi contributed this report.
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